PNW Summer Gear

“I need a pot/mess kit of some sort…”

The Snowpeak titanium bowls are nice and not terribly expensive– $12. A simple plastic bowl is $2. Check Snowpeak and MSR for Ti boiler pots.

The hard anodized aluminum pots are nearly as light and a very good buy. The GSI kit at REI is $25 and 11oz if you take it all (search item 708983). You can minimze the kit by taking just the big pot and go further by using foil for a lid.

The REI insulated mug is $4 and 4.9oz. You can get a GSI plastic mug for $3 and it is 2.5oz. Lexan sporks are cheap and easy.

> We’ll be on the east side of Mt. Hood…and rain would be unlikely.

Ha.

> Dana Design Hyalite (circa 1991). 84oz.

You could save three pounds here without losing any comfort, but I’m not one to talk–my Dana weighs 2.5 pounds more than yours.

>I need a pot/mess kit of some sort

Take a look at Antigravity Gear’s hard-anodized pots. (There’s a lot of other good stuff there.) All you need is one pot and a spork or spoon, regardless of whether you’re cooking or just boiling water.
http://www.antigravitygear.com/store/index.php?cPath=3_11
If you want an in-between-sized pot and are just boiling water, consider the Mirro 1L grease pot, available at Walmart for $6. (I don’t recommend it for cooking food because the lip curls inward, but this won’t matter for a short trip.)

> I already have some aluminum flashing and could easily fashion my own windscreen.

Most flashing is a bit on the heavy side. Pick up an EZ-Foil oven liner (2 for $4) and make your own, or an MSR-like windscreen at Antigravity Gear for $5.

> fresh panties, socks and T every day

That’s about 3 pounds. You could cut that weight in half by bringing one change of each and washing on alternate days or just getting a bit smelly.

>> We’ll be on the east side of Mt. Hood…and rain would be unlikely.

> Ha.

This will be from 7/28 to 8/3 (longer than I initially thought) but definitely not the rainy season.

>> Dana Design Hyalite (circa 1991). 84oz.

> You could save three pounds here without losing any comfort, but I’m not one to talk–my Dana weighs 2.5 pounds more than yours.

Back in the day, I had this massive Jansport frame pack. After one trip with a ridiculous load, I decided I wanted the smallest pack I could get and still get along. The Hyalite was the smallest Dana model with the flat Aluminum center stay, carbon fiber outer stays and framesheet. I think I paid like $279 for it, which was a lot at the time. It is very comfortable and I have carried some heavy loads with it on occassion. I’ll be sad when it’s gone.

>> I need a pot/mess kit of some sort

> Take a look at Antigravity Gear’s hard-anodized pots. (There’s a lot of other good stuff there.) All you need is one pot and a spork or spoon, regardless of whether you’re cooking or just boiling water.
http://www.antigravitygear.com/store/index.php?cPath=3_11
If you want an in-between-sized pot and are just boiling water, consider the Mirro 1L grease pot, available at Walmart for $6. (I don’t recommend it for cooking food because the lip curls inward, but this won’t matter for a short trip.)

>> I already have some aluminum flashing and could easily fashion my own windscreen.

> Most flashing is a bit on the heavy side. Pick up an EZ-Foil oven liner (2 for $4) and make your own, or an MSR-like windscreen at Antigravity Gear for $5.

I’ll look into that over liner.

>> fresh panties, socks and T every day

> That’s about 3 pounds. You could cut that weight in half by bringing one change of each and washing on alternate days or just getting a bit smelly.

I might be OK with the smelly T, but the socks and undies are non-negotiable…